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Former Manchester United and Les Bleus star @Evra makes his PFL MMA DEBUT at PFL Paris on Friday 23rd May#PFLParis | Friday 23rd May🎟️ On Sale NOW | LIVE on DAZN pic.twitter.com/2iCufpIFVy — PFL (@PFLMMA) April 25, 2025 With a full football career behind him, Patrice Evra is going to test the waters of combat sports with the Professional Fighters League.

Per a release by the tournament-based league on Friday, Evra, 43, will be making his professional MMA debut at PFL Europe 2 in Paris on May 23. His match will not be part of any tourney, and his opponent and weight category have not yet been determined. The soccer star suggested on social media that he would like to take on Luiz Suarez in his first outing, a Uruguayan soccer talent infamous for flopping, biting and stomping on opponents.

Senegal-born Frenchman Evra bounced around a number of teams over the ye…

Our main event is OFFICIAL! 👊@IanGarryMMA weighs in at 171lbs!

[ #UFCKansasCity LIVE on @ESPNPlus | SAT | 9pmET ] pic.twitter.com/hBaTGALUA3

— UFC (@ufc) April 25, 2025 The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Kansas City, Missouri, after two years for a 14-fight card that is now official after the UFC Kansas City weigh-ins took place.

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Sitting atop the event is a headlining fight between Ian Garry and Carlos Prates. Both welterweight contenders successfully made weight for their five-round main event. Only one fighter missed weight as Giga Chikadze came in at 147 pounds, a full pound over the featherweight limit, for his fight against David Onama. As a result, he'll be fined 20% of his purse.

Garry (15-1) enters his first UFC main event coming off his first-ever career defeat to Shavkat Rakhmonov. "The Future" will be looking to show that he's still a top contender despite the loss and was previously undefeated…

#UFCAtlanta has its headliners 🚨@Usman84kg vs @NewMansa94@RoseNamajunas vs @FearTheMaverick

Tickets on sale May 2 | Info: https://t.co/8HQfIg4b0R pic.twitter.com/lav45WCWaz

— UFC (@ufc) April 25, 2025 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Hotlanta will have a solid one-two punch in the marquee.

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The promotion released information about its upcoming trip to Atlanta on Friday, announcing the headliner the June 14 card. In the main attraction will be Kamaru Usman (20-4) against Joaquin Buckley (21-6) in a high-stakes welterweight showdown. It will be Usman’s return to 170 pounds after a one-off outing at middleweight, and overall, his first appearance since October 2023—he will be searching for his first victory since his rematch with Colby Covington in 2021.

Former beltholder Usman is looking to put a three-fight skid in the rear-view, with two of those three coming to Leon Edwards with the third defeat against…